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Thomas Hardy
Contributed by: Costello
  • 1. When was Thomas Hardy born?
A) 1830
B) 1850
C) 1860
D) 1840
  • 2. Which novel by Thomas Hardy features the character Bathsheba Everdene?
A) Jude the Obscure
B) Far from the Madding Crowd
C) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
D) The Return of the Native
  • 3. In which county is Thomas Hardy's fictional Wessex located?
A) Devon
B) Hampshire
C) Dorset
D) Somerset
  • 4. Who is the tragic heroine in Hardy's novel 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A) Tess Durbeyfield
B) Eustacia Vye
C) Bathsheba Everdene
D) Sue Bridehead
  • 5. Who is the tragic hero in Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure'?
A) Jude Fawley
B) Gabriel Oak
C) Alec d'Urberville
D) Michael Henchard
  • 6. Which Thomas Hardy novel tells the story of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter while drunk?
A) Under the Greenwood Tree
B) Jude the Obscure
C) The Mayor of Casterbridge
D) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
  • 7. What was Thomas Hardy's occupation before becoming a full-time writer?
A) Clerk
B) Doctor
C) Teacher
D) Architect
  • 8. What is the title of Thomas Hardy's final novel, published posthumously?
A) The Return of the Native
B) Tess of the d'Urbervilles
C) Jude the Obscure
D) Far from the Madding Crowd
  • 9. What political office did Thomas Hardy unsuccessfully run for in 1880?
A) Parliament
B) Mayor
C) Justice of the Peace
D) County Sheriff
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